The experiences of district public health officers during the COVID-19 crisis and its management in the upper southern region of Thailand: A mixed methods approach.
Autor: | Kaewchandee C; Department of Research and Medicine Innovation, Faculty of Medicine Vajira Hospital, Navamindradhiraj University, Bangkok, 10300, Thailand., Hnuthong U; School of Public Health, Walailak University, Nakhon Si Thammarat, 80160, Thailand., Thinkan S; School of Public Health, Walailak University, Nakhon Si Thammarat, 80160, Thailand., Rahman MS; Department of Statistics, Begum Rokeya University, Rangpur, 5404, Bangladesh., Sangpoom S; School of Science, Walailak University, Nakhon Si Thammarat, 80160, Thailand.; Excellent Center for Dengue and Community Public Health: EC for DACH; MPH. and PhD. in Public Health Research Program, Walailak University, 80160, Thailand., Suwanbamrung C; School of Public Health, Walailak University, Nakhon Si Thammarat, 80160, Thailand.; Excellent Center for Dengue and Community Public Health: EC for DACH; MPH. and PhD. in Public Health Research Program, Walailak University, 80160, Thailand. |
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Jazyk: | angličtina |
Zdroj: | Heliyon [Heliyon] 2023 Jan; Vol. 9 (1), pp. e12558. Date of Electronic Publication: 2022 Dec 22. |
DOI: | 10.1016/j.heliyon.2022.e12558 |
Abstrakt: | District public health officers (DPHO) are the major health care providers and vital resources for tackling the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) outbreak in Thailand. No studies have been published on their experiences of combating COVID-19 in Thailand. To guide and improve COVID-19 control efforts, we aimed to describe their experiences and analyze associated factors for tackling the outbreak. This mixed-methods design involved providing structured questionnaires to selected DPHOs across 52 districts of seven provinces in the upper southern region Thailand. We performed data analysis using descriptive and multivariate statistics. The quantitative approach used questionnaires that demonstrated the content validity and reliability. Data collection involved Google forms, analyzed by multivariate statistics. The qualitative approach comprised an online in-depth interview of 11 DPHOs and a thematic analysis. Results found of the 52 DPHOs, 41 were men (78.8%), and the mean age was 50.02 years (SD = 8.52 years). Their proactive experiences were significantly associated with sex (OR Competing Interests: The authors declare no competing interests. (© 2022 The Author(s).) |
Databáze: | MEDLINE |
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